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Brewer vetoes bill requiring medical pricing disclosure
PHOENIX — Saying there are technical problems with the proposal, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation Friday which would have allowed individuals to shop around for the best price on health care needs.
Judge throws out English learning lawsuit against Arizona
PHOENIX — Saying the state has done all it needs, a federal judge on Friday threw out a 21-year-old lawsuit over what Arizona does to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn English.
Judge upholds Arizona medical marijuana law
PHOENIX — State and county officials cannot refuse to process applications for medical marijuana dispensaries just because the drug remains illegal under federal law, a trial judge ruled today.
Brewer sued over driver’s license policy for immigrants
PHOENIX — Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under a new Obama administration policy.
Rattler, Gila Monster rustler gets probation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama man has been sentenced for the illegal possession, transportation and sale of protected reptiles he captured in Arizona.
Court rejects ACLU effort to block Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court Tuesday spurned a request by civil rights groups for a new injunction to once again block Arizona's 2010 immigration law.
Arizona's 'papers please' provision now in effect
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton dissolved the injunction she issued more than two years ago blocking the state from enforcing key provisions of the 2010 immigration law.
Horne goes to court to stop Arizona’s marijuana dispensaries
PHOENIX — The state’s top prosecutor asked a judge this morning to void a key provision in the state’s two-year-old medical marijuana law.
Sheriff Babeu probes cost Pinal taxpayers $150,000
Pinal County taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $150,000 in legal fees related to three separate inquiries of Sheriff Paul Babeu or his staff.
Blog: Feds label marijuana smuggling 'interstate commerce'
Smuggling marijuana may be illegal, but so is interfering with marijuana smuggling, federal prosecutors say in the Brian Terry murder case.
High Court to Arizona: No citizenship voter registration rule during appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Arizona’s request to let its proof-of-citizenship requirement for people registering to vote remain in effect as it appeals a ruling that found the mandate conflicts with federal law.
Supreme Court strikes down Stolen Valor law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law making it a crime to lie about having received the Medal of Honor and other prized military awards.
Supreme Court: No overtime pay for Arizona pharmaceutical sales reps
PHOENIX — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected arguments by Arizona representatives of a national drug company that they are not doing sales and therefore entitled to overtime.
Pearce defends AZ immigration law in D.C. hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rebuffing challenges from a senior U.S. senator, the author of Arizona’s immigration law defended both the legality and the wisdom of his measure.
Initiative would let AZ voters override federal laws
PHOENIX — A Phoenix business owner launched an initiative drive Monday designed to let Arizona voters override federal laws.
Medical marijuana blocked in many communities
More and more states are saying yes to medical marijuana. But local governments are increasingly using their laws to just say no, not in our backyard.
Brewer cites federal law in medical pot legal fight
PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer decided today to ask a federal judge to overturn the will of the voters in enacting a medical marijuana law.
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